Nick's POV

After Isla told us about moving, we ended up watching Christmas movies for the rest of the night until everyone got tired and went to bed. I went to the bathroom to change into some sweatpants to sleep in. As I was about to open the door to the room I was sleeping in, I heard a noise come from the living room.

I go to check it out and find Sofia sitting alone on the couch watching the fire. "Hey, are you okay?"

She smiles but I can see tears in her eyes. "I guess." She whispers. I hate seeing her upset. She is always so full of life and bubbly even after all she and her family have been through.

"Mind if I join you?" She nods her head and pats the couch. "Thanks. So, I don't know if you noticed or not, but I never gave you my gift."

She thinks about it for a second before lightly laughing. "No, I guess I didn't notice."

I had been thinking about what Isla and I had talked about in the car on the way to the grocery store, and I think Isla is right. I do like Sofia. I had borrowed the car a few days ago and bought Sofia a different gift that I wanted to give to her when we were alone. I pull out a black velvet box and hand it to her. "I didn't forget about your gift. I just wanted to give it to you when we were alone."

She opens it and her eyes widen. "Oh my gosh! I love it!" She hands me the necklace. "Would you help me put it on?" I take the necklace out of her hand and help her put it on. "It's beautiful, Nick."

"Not as beautiful as you," I whisper. She blushes and fiddles with the diamond. We both sit in silence facing the fire. There is just something about Sofia that I find so attractive. I mean, of course, she is gorgeous, but there is so much more to her. Her personality is amazing. She is crazy but not in a bad way. Most girls think I'm hot, but once they get to know me, they find me too immature. They want the 'bad boy', but that's not the real me. I'm funny, goofy and I like to play around. I'm basically an overgrown kid. Sofia knows all of that, but she doesn't judge me for it. She is accepting like Isla. When I first met Kaira, I liked her. She stood up for Isla against Chelsea, but it was all an act. Plus, she was really violent. Sofia on the other hand is super sweet, funny, and crazy. When things get bad, she doesn't run away from them. "I really like you, Sofia." I blurt out not even realizing what I'm doing.

"You what?"

I rub the back of my neck. "I like you. Like more than a friend." I admit. I mean, I already said it so there's no taking it back.

"Really?"

"Yeah, I really do."

She turns red and I find it adorable. "I don't know what to say other than I really like you too."

She leans her head on me and I wrap my arm around her. "This has to be the best Christmas I've ever had," I whisper in her ear.

She smirks at me. "I bet I can make it better." She sits up and kisses me. At first, I just sit there like an idiot not realizing what's going on, but then I start kissing her back. Holy crap! She is an amazing kisser. Our lips move in sync and everything seems so right. This must be the feeling that Luke and Hayden have with Isla. Everything in the world is right. Wow! Now I feel bad for whomever one doesn't end up with Isla. I would hate to feel this way about someone and then they ended up with someone else. Damn it! Why am I even thinking about them while I'm kissing Sofia? I'm just going to enjoy this kiss.

We finally pull apart and all I can say is, "Wow!"

Sofia giggles, "Yeah. I've been wanting to do that for a while."

"Really?" She wanted that as much as I have. "You're right, that did make Christmas better, but I can top that."

"Really? You think you can top that?" She asks with a smirk.

I return her smirk. "Yep!" I pull her up where she's standing and then I kneel on one leg. "Sofia O'Connor, will you do me the honors of making this the best Christmas ever by being my girlfriend?"

She doesn't answer me. She just pulls me into a kiss. Another magical kiss. I'm taking that this kiss means yes. When we pull apart again, I already miss her lips. "Does that kiss give you your answer?"

"Maybe, but I would really like to hear you say it."

"Yes, I want to keep you."

"Keep me?" I ask.

"It's something I remember my mom saying before she passed away. My mom would always tell us how she and my dad would say that they wanted to keep each other because they meant so much to each other. It was their special thing." She giggles.

I grab her and spin her around. "Then I want to keep you too." As I spin her around, I trip on something and we both fall to the ground. I quickly flip her so that I fall on the ground and she will land on me. I wouldn't want my girlfriend to get hurt. I land on the floor with a thud and we both start laughing.

"Shhh. We don't want to wake the others." She whispers.

"So how do you think Killian is going to feel about us?" I ask her.

She grimaces. "He's going to kill you. He isn't going to want anyone dating his sister."

I swallow hard. "Umm, should we tell him? I don't want to lie to him, but I also kind of like living."

She burst out laughing. "I'm just joking. Killian will be fine with us. I hope." She mumbles the last part.

I get up off the floor and put my hand out for her to grab so I can help her off the floor too. We sit on the couch and cuddle together. As she lays her head on my chest, I play with her hair. This has been the perfect Christmas.

Sofia's POV

I CAN'T BELIEVE HE JUST ASKED ME TO BE HIS GIRLFRIEND!!! I feel like I am on top of the world. I have been crushing on Nick for a while now. He's not like the other guys. He's funny, silly, and loves to play around. He's also not turned off by my craziness. I get hit on by guys all the time. I know I'm considered pretty, but I don't want a guy to like me just for my looks. Once most guys get past my looks, they don't like me. I'm too out there for them. I'm not afraid to speak what's on my mind, but Nick accepts me for who I am. Nick has seen me at my worst. He knows the truth about my family. He knows what my uncle did to us and none of it causes him to run away. He was even punched by my uncle. He was willing to risk harm to himself to help me and my siblings. To me, that shows his real character.

Nick makes me feel safe. He also knows how to have fun. He's still a little kid at heart. Even with all he's been through he can find the joy in life. My craziness and his childish behavior are like a match made in heaven. I just really hope Killian will be okay with it.

Luke/Lucas' POV

I came into the kitchen to get something to drink when I noticed Sofia and Nick in the living room. I saw them kiss and overheard Nick ask Sofia to be his girlfriend. They seem so happy right now. That's what I want for me and Isla.

I need to let Isla know just how much she really means to me. She is the light of my life. Everyone seemed so worried at first when Isla said that she was selling the house. I know for a fact that Isla would never just get up and leave us. It would hurt her as much as it would hurt us. I will always be here for Isla, but I want more than just her friendship. Tomorrow I have to get some alone time with her so we can talk. Even if she doesn't want to talk, we need to talk.

I've fucked up, I know, but with her, I can be a better person. I won't hurt her again. I regret a lot of things that I've done. I regret making out with Chelsea, I regret hurting Isla, I even regret introducing her to Hayden at times because he developed feelings for her, but I will never regret loving her, and I will make sure she doesn't regret giving me a second chance.

Killian's POV

Yesterday was the best Christmas since I can remember. I think the news of us moving is a great idea. I'm really looking forward to starting over and what makes it better is that we are all starting over together.

It's still early and most of my friends and family are still asleep so I decide to go watch tv in the living room. "What the hell?" I scream when I see my sister asleep on the couch wrapped in Nick's arms.

Both of them jump up falling off the couch. "Killian, uh...we...umm." My sister rambles while standing up.

"Ummm. What?" I growl.

Nick is as white as a ghost. "Hey, Killian." He says sheepishly. "Uh, great news. I asked Sofia to be my girlfriend and she said yes." He squeaks the last part out.

"What?" I bellow. They both look scared shitless. The joke is on them though. I've known that they've liked each other. They aren't as good at hiding it as they think they are. In fact, I think the only people who didn't know about them liking each other were each other. I really like Nick and he is a good guy. He doesn't seem to like Sofia just for her looks. He genuinely likes her. Plus, with both of their personalities, they fit perfectly. Guys like my sister for her looks, but most can't handle her personality. But just because I approve of their relationship doesn't mean that I'm not going to have some fun messing with them first.

"Killian, please don't be mad." My sister whimpers.

I glare at Nick and ball my fist. "Run."

"W-what?" He stutters.

"Run before I kill you." He takes off running and I chase him around the house. We must have been making a ton of noise because now everyone else is awake.

"What's going on?" Tyler yawns.

"Help! Save Nick!" Sofia squeals. "Killian is going to kill him."

Panic flashes across Isla's face. "Why?"

"Because he's my boyfriend."

Isla looks at Sofia and smiles. "OMG! I'm so happy for y'all. I knew y'all would make a cute couple." She exclaims as she tackles my sister to the floor.

I catch Nick and he looks terrified. I raise my fist like I'm about to punch him and he closes his eyes. I then pat him on the head and start laughing. "I'm just messing with you." I chuckle. "Unless you hurt my sister then I will kill you."

"Y-you're n-not going t-to kill m-me?" He stutters.

I shake my head. "No. Everyone knows that the two of you like each other."

"What?" Nick and Sofia say at the same time. They look at everyone else and everyone nods their heads.

"Y'all were the only two that didn't see it which kind of made it funny," Tyler tells them.

"It's true." Isla chirps. "Okay, okay, tell me how the two of you became a couple." Isla gushes, and with that Sofia and Nick tell us all about what happened between them last night. Thankfully for me, all they did was kiss and cuddle. I approve of their relationship, but not of them sleeping together. I'm not ready to be an uncle yet and with the way those two are, they aren't ready to be parents.

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A/N: Double update for today! Don't forget to comment, vote, and follow me! ~KarenJ128~